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Who started it? From her hometown of Udine, in northeastern Italy, Maria Grazia Baldan relocated to Milan to work as the Italian agent for American costume jeweller Kenneth Lane. Working from a small office in the city, she began creating pastel-coloured floral bangles. The galalite bracelets were a huge success and she launched her eponymous label in Sardinia in 1980.

A jade stool and dressing table thought to be ancient artifacts when they were sold for 220 million yuan (HK$270.7 million) at a Beijing auction last year, were made in Jiangsu in 2010, says China News Service.

Heralding the arrival of spring, the latest jewellery creations by several exhibitors at the HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show display a burst of intense and rich colour emanating from precious gemstones.

Art experts and historians are questioning the authenticity of a jade dressing table and stool said to date from the Han dynasty that were sold for hundreds of millions of yuan at auction on the mainland last year.

Entrants in the Young Post Summer Colours arts competition did a great job once again this week. Jade Lam used contrast, comparing two pictures and making comparisons within the pictures themselves to express the different aspects - and colours - of summer. Samantha Borje used the symbolism of a gate to express her vision of an adventurous summer.

Yesterday, Jade had a day off work. She spent the day doing her favourite activity. But it didn't quite go to plan. In the evening, Kate calls Jade for a chat. Listen to their conversation and answer the questions

The Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art auction will feature pieces from private collections including those of John and Berthe Ford. Highlights include Chinese jade (lots 389-428), featuring an outstanding white jade hu vase, Qianlong, HK$800,000 to HK$1.2 million (lot 427), and a large white-jade finger citron (lot 389) from the mid-Qing dynasty, HK$80,000 to HK$120,000.

Something interesting is going on in the jadeite market. Sales exceeded estimates on many jade pieces at Sotheby's auction earlier this month, and there are stories of small jade pieces selling for profit a scant three weeks after the initial purchase.

Exhibition of ceramics, jade carvings, paintings and other works - including a bowl from the Hongwu period (1368-1398) of the Ming dynasty, above - from the Neolithic period to the Qing dynasty. Today, 10am-8pm, tomorrow, 10am-6pm, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends tomorrow

White Jade may not be the most frequent of winners, but he doesn't do things by halves and the chestnut made it two successes in two trophy races in the Peninsula Golden Jubilee Challenge Cup (1,650m).